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Thousands of Britons are putting their health at risk by buying prescription
medication over the internet without consulting their doctor, according to a
safety campaign launched today.

Patients are buying sleeping tablets, antibiotics and even cancer drugs from
illegal websites that may supply potentially dangerous counterfeit products.

The watchdog Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said
that it had seized millions of pounds’ worth of medicine supplied illegally
amid increasing concern that the trade was growing.

And 50 per cent of pharmacists have customers who admit having bought
medicines from websites, according to a survey by the Royal Pharmaceutical